`Suspicious Wire' Grounds Washington-phoenix Flight

Terrorism Digest

April 1, 2002

WICHITA, Kan. -- An America West flight was diverted to Wichita and grounded overnight because of "suspicious wire" on a bathroom floor that officials later learned came off a toilet-paper holder, an airport spokeswoman said Sunday. The plane was heading from Washington to Phoenix on Saturday when an air marshal found the wire in the bathroom under a compartment that holds carbon dioxide, a spokeswoman said.